....... ....... ........ .... .... ....... :::: :::: :::: :::: .....:::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::' :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: ::::... :::: :::: :::: :::: ::::... :::: :::: :::: .... :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: .... :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: `:::.:::' :::: :::: `:::.:::' `:::.:::' :::: :::: .______________ ___ _ __________ |. __ / \/ \___//__/. _____/ - --- -------------------- --- - | \\\_ \ _ _/ ___/ // \______ | The Phunky Happy Crew Of '96 | | | \\\_ | | | | |: | |: | |: |: : | Present A New Production |:: | |:: | |:: |:: | - --- -------------------- --- - |:::.| |:::.| |:::. |:::. | `----| |----| |-------`---------' tGø`----' `----'-T! . . - ------------------ -./- - -./ ----------------- - V-PAGE v1.OO // yet another door =) // VENOM/NERVE AXiS - ----------------- -//- - -// ------------------ - · · . - -------------- -./- iNTRODUCTiON // - ------------- -//- · Running a multinode board can sometimes be a pain in the arse. Especially when you're chatting with one user and another one pages. So this program deals with the following situations: - When two people page - When in chat with someone and another person pages - Emergency page - Exceeded pages for the day - Sysop unavailable - Sysop available (bit a bit crap without this one) The program and all screens within are fully configurable so you can set it up however you like ... just install it and give it a go! Features within this version are: - Handles different screentypes by extension, but defaults to .TXT if .IBM etc. not found, also handles files like AlreadyChatting10.txt & AlreadyChatting255.txt Reads either BBS:Access/UserName.info or BBS:Access/ACS.xxx.info to see if they can override the chatflag by looking for either ACS.OVERIDE_CHAT or ACS.OVERRIDE_CHAT (due to a little mixup inside /X & ACP themselves). - Max pages per call read from icons and number of pages stored in a file, storage file reset at next call. - Checks the access icons for the tooltype ACS.V-PAGE_OVERRIDE, if it's found then it'll do a total override, i.e. chatting on other node, other node paging, max pages & chat flag are all ignored. - Secret password read from /X prompt, if the password is "ARSE" then if the user writes "o ARSE" it'll override everything (see the bit about ACS.V-PAGE_OVERRIDE). This is case sensitive. . - -------------- -./- iNSTALLATiON // - ------------- -//- · Make sure there is a directory called USERS in the same directory as the door. This should be in the release archive unless LZX skipped it. . - ------- -./- USAGE // - ------ -//- · - Configurable Paging Screens When the sysop is available, the screens are shown at random to give the user a little variation on what they see, but you can design your own. Each door needs 2 files: NAMEOFSCREEN.x.TXT NAMEOFSCREEN.x.POS The .txt screens are the screens that the user will see when they page. Design your page in DiED, Luminous or Cygnus Ed, keeping the following specifications in mind: The "reason for chat" must be 60 characters long. The "paging sysop" bar must be 45 characters long. The .pos is the list of colours and coordinates. So here's how we use it. Llama Example: FiLENAME: PAGESCREEN1.POS  - Coordinates & colour for chat reason  - Coordinates for "paging sysop" bar 10 - Line to return to after sysop page X - Colour & symbol for 1st 15 chars of "paging sysop" bar Y - Colour & symbol for 2nd 15 chars of "paging sysop" bar Z - Colour & symbol for 3rd 15 chars of "paging sysop" bar You must also alter the file V-PAGE.CFG accordingly for filenames. Everything you need to know about the config file is in the file itself, so if you want to change things, read it first! - Configurable Paging Time The paging dots are set in 50ths of a second. This is set on line 7 of the config file. Values between 10 and 20 are recommended. - Paging While Sysop Is Chatting If you are in chat with someone, then the pager tells anyone else trying to page, that you are already chatting. They are then given the option of leaving a message or quitting. - Paging While Sysop Is Unavailable If you don't want to talk to anyone, then V-Page tells them that you are unavailable. They are then given the option of leaving a message or quitting. - Paging While Sysop Is Being Paged On Another Node If two people try to page at the same time, the second guy is told that the sysop is being paged on another node. They are then given the option of leaving a message or quitting. - Exceeded Pages For Call If a user exceeds the number of pages for that call, they are given a screen telling them that they have exceeded their pages. - Paging Emergency Password Facility There are special circumstances (new group release, someone being bust, file needed urgently etc) when you WILL want certain users to be able to page you, but if you're already in chat or unavailable, then they won't be able to talk with you. This problem is solved with our password facility. Instead of simply typing 'o' they can type 'o password' and that will activate the emergency pager device and page the sysop, and ignore the fact that they might have chat switched off, already chatting , or already being paged. The case sensitive password can be chosen by the sysop, and can be found in the config file. Once the password has been accepted it pages as normal. . - -------------- -./- REGiSTRATiON // - ------------- -//- · Lets be honest ... it's taken us a few hours ... we did it for fun not for money ... so DONT send us any cash for a special registered version as this is IT! All future updates will be free and we have NO intention of making you pay money to have your name on our door. What is it? /X door creation or advertising? . - ------------------ -./- CREDiTS & GREETS // - ----------------- -//- · CODiING, ViKiNG HAT & GAME PLAYiNG ... VENOM ASCii, DOCUMENTATiON & COKE DRINKiNG ... TANGo ORiGiNAL iDEA & CONSTANT CODER HASSLiNG ... MDR BRiLLiANT FACES ON PAGiNG SCREENS ... XCLUZIWE COFFEE SUPPLY AND PATHETiC HUMOUR ... ACE ALL THE PAGER SCREENS ... VENOM ... TANGo ... RAGE ... P0T-NOODLE VENOM says hello to the following bodacious individuals MDR, Turbo, Real McCoy, Icon (upload god hehe), TANGo, Ace, Memo, Biggles Cyber, Bill, Hybrid, Crash, Mic Flair ... and all other NVX members ... . - ---------------- -./- OTHER RELEASES // - --------------- -//- · .--------------.---------------.------.----------. | Filename | Release | Vers | Date | :--------------:---------------:------:----------: | VSTATS.LHA | V-Stats | 1.oo | 26-01-94 | | M&V-ZY10.LZX | Zytes & Bytes | 1.oo | 03-25-95 | | NVX-VP40.LZX | Modpager | 4.oo | 07-02-95 | | NVX-VP41.LZX | Modpager | 4.o1 | 07-08-95 | | NVX-VA10.LZX | V-Await | 1.o1 | 07-04-95 | | NVX-VCF1.LZX | V-Chatflag | 1.oo | 01-01-96 | | NVX-VCS1.LZX | V-Chatscreen | 1.oo | 01-01-96 | | NVX-VDC1.LZX | V-Dirchecker | 1.oo | 01-01-96 | | NVX-VUM1.LZX | V-ULMover | 1.oo | 01-01-96 | `--------------^---------------^------^----------' If you local newsagent is fresh out of llamas and won't serve you with any of these lovely doors, then feel free to call 13th Hour for a copy instead. . - -------------------- -./- CONTACT THE AUTHOR // - ------------------- -//- · .... ......... .____. .____: . ..::::: .:::::::::::. |. |__ |. _| | - --- --------- --- - ::::: ::::: :::: | __///| \\\_ | NERVE AXiS UKHQ ::::: ::::::: | |____| | | - --- --------- --- - ::::: :::: |: | |: | | AQUARiUS ^ TWiSTED! ::::: ::::. .:::: |:: |:: | | DiSTRiBUTiON SiTE ..:::::::..`:::::::::::' |:::. |:::.| | - --- --------- --- - tGø`---------`----| |-T! `----' + 4 · 4 (O) · 1 · 7 · O · 4 5 · O · 5 · 8 · 4 · 5 .____: . .____.____.__________ |. _| | ..:::::.. |. | |. __ ___/ - --- -------------------- --- - | \\\_ |::::· ·::::| | | \\\_ | ACE · VENOM · TANGo · BiGGLES | | :::· ·::: | | | | · CYBER · CRASH · |: | ::: :::: | |: | | - --- -------------------- --- - |:: | :::. .::::: | |:: | | /X DOORS · AMiGA · MUSiC · SCi-Fi |:::.| |::::. .::::|:::. |:::.| | GRAPHiCS · ASCii · /X UK REG SiTE `----| | ··:::::·· `---------`----| | - --- -------------------- --- - `----' `----'